Guinness on Shakespeare
me ta Shakespeare’s tragedies don’t kick you in,.the stomach then there’s somethifig. wrong with the acting and direction," says the actor Alec Guitness in a tale on Shakespeare's plays, which rded r in he BBC series of: the actor and stage distin" paces siti some pertinent things to say. He considers that no actof can have a finer training in his craft than acting in Shakespeare; it teaches him to expand his lungs, speak distinctly, move with dignity, command the stage and exercise his emotions. But he does not lose sight of the fact that tradition has laid a heavy
handy on some | of the "parts and overburdened them with | wearisome "business." The answer. he believes lies is a variety of styles, ranging from the naturalistic through the lyrical to the bigger-than-life. And about directors’ problems, especially those con cerning dressing and mounting, Guinness says that except for the historical
dramas, it is best to dréss them in the costumes of Shakespeare’s day. This talk will be broadcast by 3YC at 7.34 p.m. on Saturday, December 15. ’
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 25, Issue 649, 7 December 1951, Page 19
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180Guinness on Shakespeare New Zealand Listener, Volume 25, Issue 649, 7 December 1951, Page 19
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